weanling
About 0.09 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Any young mammal that has been recently weaned.
- noun Specifically, a human child that has been recently weaned.
In developing countries, weanlings are most at risk of malnutrition.
- noun Specifically, a young horse that has been weaned from its mother, but is less than one year old (usually 5-12 months old).
The weanling was sold to the local horse dealer.
Similar words
weaner weanel suckling yeanling suckler subyearling winterling shoat yelt slink
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Word family
weanlings
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